Skip to search formSkip to main contentSkip to account menu

Mass Casualty Incidents

Known as: Mass casualty incident, Casualty Incident, Mass, Incident, Mass Casualty 
Events that overwhelm the resources of local HOSPITALS and health care providers. They are likely to impose a sustained demand for HEALTH SERVICES… 
National Institutes of Health

Related topics

Related topics

2 relations
legislation & jurisprudenceprevention & control

Papers overview

Semantic Scholar uses AI to extract papers important to this topic.
Review
2016
Review
2016
Qualitative Analysis of Surveyed Emergency Responders and the Identified Factors That Affect First Stage of Primary Triage Decision-Making of Mass Casualty Incidents
Introduction: After all large-scale disasters multiple papers are published describing the shortcomings of the triage methods… 
Review
2013
Review
2013
Risk Factors Associated with Injury and Mortality from Paediatric Low Speed Vehicle Incidents: A Systematic Review
Objective. This study reviews modifiable risk factors associated with fatal and nonfatal injury from low-speed vehicle runover… 
2009
2009
Bomb blast mass casualty incidents: initial triage and management of injuries.
  • Goh Sh
  • 2009
  • Corpus ID: 198308344
Bomb blast injuries are no longer confined to battlefields. With the ever present threat of terrorism, we should always be… 
2008
2008
Strategies for providing mechanical ventilation in a mass casualty incident: distribution versus stockpiling.
Federal funding provides state public and private health care systems the ability to build and maintain a reserve supply of… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Disaster Competency Development and Integration in Nursing Education
2004
2004
Challenges of Major Incident Management When Excess Resources are Allocated: Experiences from a Mass Casualty Incident after Roof Collapse of a Military Command Center
Abstract During a military exercise in northern Norway in March 2000, the snowladen roof of a command center collapsed with 76… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Computerization of patient tracking and tracing during mass casualty incidents
&NA; The admission of a large number of victims in a hospital after a mass casualty incident can easily lead to chaos and… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Computerization of patient tracking and tracing during mass casualty incidents.
: The admission of a large number of victims in a hospital after a mass casualty incident can easily lead to chaos and disruption… 
1986
1986
Deprivation and health in one general practice.
A detailed comparison made in late 1984 of 587 matched pairs of patients from neighbouring deprived and more endowed urban… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Head injuries in children--aetiology, symptoms, physical findings and x-ray wastage.
One thousand and thirty-two consecutive children with head injuries have been studied. All were outpatients, and 1000 had X-rays… 
By clicking accept or continuing to use the site, you agree to the terms outlined in our Privacy Policy (opens in a new tab), Terms of Service (opens in a new tab), and Dataset License (opens in a new tab)